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Keeping it Raw
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nswers Pet Foods, founded in 2009, is a certified green company providing non-GMO (genetically modified) pet food in recyclable packaging. Jacqueline C. Hill, vice president of operations and product development of Answers, has an extensive background in the pet industry and the whole foods movement in general. The former veterinary technician, horse boarding facility owner and regional manager of one of the largest raw pet food manufacturers never really aspired to found a pet food company of her own, but sometimes fate steps in. “I was working for Nature’s Variety and hoped to retire there. When they decided to pasteurize their raw diet, I was devastated,” she explains. “So Answers came out of a passion to provide a true raw diet that could be used as the first medicine.” Even though the raw pet food movement seems to have only recently hit mainstream, Hill has been using raw foods with animals for more than
20 years. “My education is in microbiology and I worked in veterinary medicine. I started in conventional practices and was surprised at the epidemic of skin and ear conditions and digestive upset, along with other conditions,” says Hill. “I moved into integrative and holistic practices. When I experienced healing chronic ear problems by only changing a dog’s diet from processed dry food to a raw diet, my interest was spiked and my journey started.” Answers is passionate about educating pet parents on how to keep their pets healthy. According to Hill, dogs can be expected to live into their late teens and early 20s, on average. Cats can live into their mid-20s. “We have accepted a new norm of shortened life spans for our pets, and that life is a poor quality life, due to marketing propaganda convincing pet owners to feed a completely inappropriate diet,” she says. Sustainability, humane livestock
practices and high-grade food quality are also important factors at Answers. “They should be important to everyone,” affirms Hill. “For many reasons, it provides a healthier product. We love all animals and in no way can support confinement feeding of livestock, and want to be a voice to make change. We believe we vote with our dollars and we want our customers to know that when they purchase Answers Pet Food they are supporting sustainability and humane livestock practices along with getting a nutritious diet.” One product that Hill recommends is Answers Additional Raw Goat Milk Formula, a fermented, raw goat milk product. “It is beneficial for just about any health problem because it can heal the gut. “It provides over 200 species of probiotics, versus probiotic pills or powders having only at best 10 to 15 species. Because it provides probiotics in a whole food form, it populates the pet’s gut 100 times better than pills or powders. It provides amazing results for any digestive disorder.” It is great for healing but, also great for preventing health problems and can be added to any diet; dry kibble, canned or raw. In Hill’s opinion, the best thing that pet parents can do to keep their pets healthy is, “Educate yourself on what you are putting in your pet’s bowl and on proper veterinary health care.” Answers Pet Foods can be found at multiple retail locations in the area, including Pupologie, located at 123 N. El Camino Real, in Encinitas. For more information, call 800-431-8480 or visit AnswersPetFood.com.
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